what we have now is a solution where the client uploads windows media files that are played through their site via windows media player. We are having compatibilty issues with some mac and firefox users so the switch to flash video looks like a good alternative. Moving to flash video would most likely force us to convert all existing files and introduce a step for the client where they would have to convert the windows media file to an flv before they upload it. The solutions mentioned below may be enough to not make things too confusing for the client to convert to flv before uploading. Unless there is a way to have the flash player play windows media files.
-----Original Message----- From: Bobby Hartsfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 23, 2006 3:19 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: convert windows media file to flash video on the fly >From what I gather, FFmpeg is a command line utility though I've never used it, I have used Riva... which uses FFmpeg to do its conversions. As for CF, no. you'd probably have to write your own if that's the way you wanted to go with it. But encoding video files can be pretty strenuous on a machine and take quite a while. You'd probably be better off keeping a directory of the video files and use schedules to fire off a nightly task to convert video files from a specific directory or something. ...:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com -----Original Message----- From: Burns, John D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:47 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: convert windows media file to flash video on the fly Bobby- Is this accessible via command line or something? I can't find any info on that or any way that it could be called from CF. John Burns Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Hartsfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: convert windows media file to flash video on the fly http://www.flashstreamworks.com/archive.php?post_id=1095873165 "Riva just updated their free FLV Video encoder to version 1.2. The encoder is based on the FFMPEG video conversion command line tool (GNU LGPL)." FFMPG http://ffmpeg.sourceforge.net/index.php .....:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com -----Original Message----- From: Jason Rogoz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:31 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: convert windows media file to flash video on the fly Are they any plugings available that would allow one to upload a windows media file and convert it to a flash video file? Jason Rogoz Programmer / Analyst Zoom Communications Inc. Calgary, Alberta, Canada Office: (403) 229-2511 Fax: (403) 229-4211 Toll Free: 1-866-698-8932 www.zoomcom.ca <http://www.zoomcom.ca/> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230285 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
